Southcoast receives five-star rating for heart attack treatment

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Nov 22, 2013 at 3:51 PM

FALL RIVER — Southcoast Hospitals Group was named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for heart care by Healthgrades, a provider of information to help consumers make informed decisions about physicians or hospitals. Healthgrades recognized Southcoast with its Specialty Excellence Awards for Overall Cardiac Care and for Cardiac Surgery.

FALL RIVER — Southcoast Hospitals Group was named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for heart care by Healthgrades, a provider of information to help consumers make informed decisions about physicians or hospitals. Healthgrades recognized Southcoast with its Specialty Excellence Awards for Overall Cardiac Care and for Cardiac Surgery.

The release of the American Hospital Quality Outcomes 2014: Healthgrades Report to the Nation analyzes tens of millions of patients' outcomes — specifically, mortality and complication rates — at the nation's 4,500 hospitals.

Southcoast Hospitals also received additional clinical achievements for 2014 including the Healthgrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award for three years in a row, being ranked among the top 5 percent in the U.S. for cardiac surgery for three years in a row, and five-star rated for coronary bypass surgery for three years in a row.